Thomas Franz
Editor

2014

Studies in Mechanobiology, Tissue Engineering
and Biomaterials
Volume 15

According to the World Health Organisation, cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death worldwide—with a substantial increase of mortalities expected over the next decades in conjunction with epidemics of diabetes and obesity. CVD pathologies range from arteriosclerosis affecting arteries in coronary and peripheral circulation, aortic aneurysms, ischemic heart disease including myocardial infarction, heart valve diseases and heart diseases such as arrhythmia and heart failure.